| Do you find our Newsletters Informative? Let us know what you think! | | | | Park Place Master Plan Recommendations Workshop | | |
Join us at the Park Place Master Plan Recommendations workshop to share your thoughts on the recommended design framework for Gwinnett’s southwestern gateway! Your feedback will help ensure that the master plan reflects the needs and collective vision to make this community thrive.
The Park Place district generally surrounds the intersection of Park Place Boulevard and Stone Mountain Highway. As an important southern gateway to Gwinnett, this corner of the county is commonly known as Mountain Park, Snellville, or Stone Mountain.
When: July 10th 6:00 to 7:30 pm
Where: 1790 E Park Place Blvd, Stone Mountain, GA 30087
To learn more about the Park Place Master Plan, click here!
| | Gwinnett County Mails 2025 Property Assessment Notices | | |
The Gwinnett County Board of Assessors has mailed approximately 308,000 Notices of Assessment to residential and commercial property owners. These notices reflect the assessed property values as of January 1, 2025, and are not tax bills.
Key Points:
- 84% of residential and 54% of commercial properties have updated values.
- The notice includes:
- 2024 and 2025 property values
- Explanation of any changes
- Estimated rollback rates for city, school, and county taxes (as required by House Bill 92)
- Property owners have 45 days from the notice date to file an appeal if they disagree with the valuation.
- Appeals can be submitted online, in person, or by mail.
Resources:
For questions, contact the Assessors’ Office at 770 - 822 - 7200 or email Taxpayer.Services@GwinnettCounty.com.
| | Five Forks Trickum Adopt-A-Road Clean Up Event | | |
We had an excellent turnout, and a productive cleanup on 5 Forks Trickum Rd. in Mountain Park. We had enough people to have three groups at different locations, 11 people collected: 15 bags of trash, including some plastic scrap, steel scrap, some car wreckage debris, pvc pipe and an industrial tow strap and ratchet.
Join us for our next cleanup.
Ask about volunteer openings and how you can help us inform our residents of upcoming developments & re-zonings, re-development and how to minimize the negatives & maximize the positives.
| |
|
Recent Land Use, Building, and Development items in the Mountain Park area
(INCLUDING requests for Zoning, Re-Zoning, Variance, Waiver, Special Use Permit)
| | 100 Block of Harmony Grove Rd Re-Zoning Application | | |
A Re-Zoning application has been submitted for a proposed development of 17 homes next to Camp Creek and a 100 year flood plain. Re-Zoning to R-60 is being requested along with the waivers:
- Reduce horizontal centerline road radius from 181 feet to 100 feet, as shown. (UDC 360-60.3)
- Waive requirement for sidewalks along the abutting external street. (UDC 360.90.2B)
- Waive stub street connection to Jennifer Lane. (UDC 360-20.2.F.2)
The Letter of Intent indicates the homes will be approximately 2,800 sq ft and will be constructed of high-end materials including brick and stone.
A Public Participation meeting was scheduled on June 9th at 6:30 pm.
MPCA will keep you updated on the public hearing information when it is available!
| | Variances on Cole Dr denied on June 10th | | |
On Tuesday, June 10th, at the Gwinnett County Zoning Board of Appeals our fellow neighbors spoke out in opposition to 4 variance applications related to the same building structure at 769 Cole Dr. Some key points in their opposition included:
- Noise disturbances from late-night events (weddings, parties).
- Negative impact on property values and neighborhood harmony.
- Lack of transparency and poor communication about the variance process.
- Traffic and safety concerns, especially related to drinking and driving.
- Violation of zoning laws, as the property is zoned residential but used for commercial-like events.
- Livestock on the property, which some felt was inappropriate for the area.
-
Multiple neighbors emphasized the disruption to their lives, especially those working night shifts or with children.
- Concerns about signage and public notice for the variance were raised.
-
Our state representative, Dr. Jasmine Clark criticized the confusing and opaque process.
The Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously denied the variance requests (5-0 vote), citing that granting the variances would cause substantial public harm and that the applicant had not demonstrated unnecessary hardship.
Want to watch the recording of the hearing to get more details? Click on the link below to go straight to these four variances during the hearing:
https://play.champds.com/gwinnettcoga/event/196/s/2455
| | Special Primary Election Day | | |
Up for election is the Public Service Commissioner for District 2 and District 3. Sample ballots pictured above
When: June 17, 2025
Where: Your assigned voting poll place
Need to look up your voter information? Check out GA My Voter Page!
| | Park Place Master Plan Recommendations Workshop | | Special THANK YOU to our Gold tier business sponsors below! | | Special THANK YOU to our Silver tier business sponsors below! | | Want to get involved in your community? | | |
Too busy to volunteer but still want to contribute?
We are now set up to take donations using Zelle! This method allows 100% of your donation to go to MPCA-led community projects and the overall operational costs, including this newsletter, the website, and survey platforms, and informational and promotional items that we use to gain your feedback and keep you informed! We are a 100% volunteer organization. You can use our office email address MPCALife@outlook.com. Have questions? Feel free to reach out to us through our website! (Linked below)
Or you can donate via PayPal by checking out our Donation page on our website!
Note: Donations are NOT tax deductible.
MPCA is a 501c4. Anyone who makes a donation is welcome to ask for a financial summary of expenses. Just send us an email!
| | www.MPCA.Life - MPCA is a non-profit, non-partisan civic organization that advocates for residents and businesses in the Mountain Park Community | |
| Do you find our Newsletters Informative? Let us know what you think! | | | | | | |
